El retorno del Rey
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- Author：J.R.R. Tolkien
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Ira
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I just had to do a solo standing ovation 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Yolande
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Thoughts I feel like I'm being harsh with this rating but I literally only really enjoyed the last 3 chapters。 Which was a surprise and different from the movie。 My biggest issue with the start was the pacing。 I felt like there plot could have been told in one chapter but instead the story just went on and on。Sam is 1000%%% the best character in this series and Frodo does not deserve him。 The rest of the fellowships plots I feel were supposed to get their shining moments but I was just bored。 Th Thoughts I feel like I'm being harsh with this rating but I literally only really enjoyed the last 3 chapters。 Which was a surprise and different from the movie。 My biggest issue with the start was the pacing。 I felt like there plot could have been told in one chapter but instead the story just went on and on。Sam is 1000%%% the best character in this series and Frodo does not deserve him。 The rest of the fellowships plots I feel were supposed to get their shining moments but I was just bored。 There was war and politics but not good politics because there wasn't enough depth to care。 I honestly just read this so the series could be done。 It's not my favourite。 I can see it's value but it's not for me。 And that's okay。 Representation N/AContent WarningWar， Death， Death of Animals， Decapitation， Suicide 。。。more
Jan Franek
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❤️❤️❤️
Definite Book_Worm
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ✨👑🌋⛰Return of the KingJust as rich as the previous boys in language and lore， Return of the King was a great finish to the LOTR trilogy。 J。 R。 R Tolkien kept up in his splendid writing and plot and the growth of each character。Gandalf。。。。？All the Hobbits: Found courage and strengthAragorn: Found it in himself to accept his roleLegolas and Gimli: Learned to accept each other despite the past and accept how the world changedFaramir: Rose above what his father thought of himEowyn: Accepted who she ✨👑🌋⛰Return of the KingJust as rich as the previous boys in language and lore， Return of the King was a great finish to the LOTR trilogy。 J。 R。 R Tolkien kept up in his splendid writing and plot and the growth of each character。Gandalf。。。。？All the Hobbits: Found courage and strengthAragorn: Found it in himself to accept his roleLegolas and Gimli: Learned to accept each other despite the past and accept how the world changedFaramir: Rose above what his father thought of himEowyn: Accepted who she was and what others thought of her。 Took action with courage and strengthGollum:。。。。。。his character growth was。。not really anything。 He tried to kill people。。。。。。。I enjoyed the story and how it again made me feel as if I was taking a very long journey。 Some names and references I was confused about but it is all explain on the extensive appendixes。 This was satisfying conclusion and I can't wait to read the Silmarillion and try to read the Hobbit for the second time。 I'm glad that all the characters lived a happy life and found a conclusion。 J。 R。 R Tolkien closed the Third Age perfectly， by making the change not altogether perfect-but good， as the people of the world had to accept change and adapt to it。This was a good book！ 。。。more
Christian Palmer
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Definitely better than the previous two books。 From the pacing to the way that the story is presented in this book， it was a much faster and more enjoyable read。 A true revolutionary in the fantasy genre that many authors today are wisely taking influence from。
Luke DeTore
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 rose cotton beard of the century
Taylor Douthit
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What a journey！
Erin Gonzalez
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I had not re-read this series since high school。 I'm not sure why， and I honestly regret not re-reading sooner。 I now fully understand why The Lord of the Rings continues to be a fantasy classic。I've loved the movies since their initial release。 I was in 8th grade when The Fellowship of the Ring was released and watched it in theatres FOUR times。 I loved it so much。 This story is an epic tale of hope， redemption， loss， and friendship。 I sobbed SEVERAL times while reading， especially in The Retur I had not re-read this series since high school。 I'm not sure why， and I honestly regret not re-reading sooner。 I now fully understand why The Lord of the Rings continues to be a fantasy classic。I've loved the movies since their initial release。 I was in 8th grade when The Fellowship of the Ring was released and watched it in theatres FOUR times。 I loved it so much。 This story is an epic tale of hope， redemption， loss， and friendship。 I sobbed SEVERAL times while reading， especially in The Return of the King。 The final lines are so wonderful。Tolkien is the master world-builder。 When you read， the Lord of the Rings， you are transported to Middle-Earth。 My favorite trilogy for sure！ I definitely recommend reading it。"'Yes，' said Gandalf; ' for it will be better to ride back three together than one alone。 Well， here at last， dear friends， on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth。 Go in peace！ I will not say: do no weep; for not all tears are an evil。'" 。。。more
Matt
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Possibly my fave of the 3。 Although my love for this one only increased my love for the first 2。 Whilst I found some parts of the overall trilogy dragged and not written in my fave outfits style as I have now finished and look back on the journey it is clear how much it has impacted me。 Absolutely amazing 10/10
Emma
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It is stories like this that remind me all over again why I love reading so much！The LOTR was on my shelf for quite a while but I kept waiting for the right moment to pick it up。 Little did I know that this book monopolizes your time and it does not matter what you have been up to as soon as you pick it you are in the Middle Earth for all intents and purposes。 The way that this story unfolds is sublime。 How each character is introduced into the story and the way it all comes together is just a r It is stories like this that remind me all over again why I love reading so much！The LOTR was on my shelf for quite a while but I kept waiting for the right moment to pick it up。 Little did I know that this book monopolizes your time and it does not matter what you have been up to as soon as you pick it you are in the Middle Earth for all intents and purposes。 The way that this story unfolds is sublime。 How each character is introduced into the story and the way it all comes together is just a resounding reminder of why J。R。R Tolkien is still an unmatched champion in the genre of fantasy。This is not just a story that you read once and talk about it forever， but it is a story that makes you want to grab it off your shelf again and again just so you can relive the greatness once again。 。。。more
Yvonne Aburrow
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Wonderful though the prose is， and richly-wrought the world， with many fair things in it， yet will I knock off a star for the descriptions of orcs and “swarthy men”， being too like to humans of dark hue in these latter days。 Talk of the high race of Númenor also disturbs me with notions of eugenics。 Yet fair are the Elves and I would fain look upon their beauty， that has faded from the world， so the Red Book tells that was long kept in the Shire。 And mighty are the deeds of Frodo and Sam， Meriad Wonderful though the prose is， and richly-wrought the world， with many fair things in it， yet will I knock off a star for the descriptions of orcs and “swarthy men”， being too like to humans of dark hue in these latter days。 Talk of the high race of Númenor also disturbs me with notions of eugenics。 Yet fair are the Elves and I would fain look upon their beauty， that has faded from the world， so the Red Book tells that was long kept in the Shire。 And mighty are the deeds of Frodo and Sam， Meriadoc and Peregrin， Aragorn and Gandalf， Legolas and Gimli， Éowyn and Faramir， and like old friends they have become to me who has read their chronicle many a time in the watches of the night。 Sad is the tale of Aragorn and Arwen， yet fair and beautiful is their love， and the city of Gondor where they dwelt。 Thus out of the Third Age of the world， we behold the truth that great deeds turn to naught， unless the doers relinquish utterly the weapons of power and domination， that turn to ruin all that lies under the hand of the wielder of that weapon。 And so even those who are accounted weak and small in the eyes of the world may accomplish great deeds， though they remain unsung in places far away from the places where the deeds were done。 。。。more
Orrie Walsvik
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Appendixes slap
Sam
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I was not a big fan of Merry and Pippin till now， love those lil guys （and they are for sure in love with each other）。 I definitely missed the Gimli and Legolas friendship in this one as I think they had more air time in the second part。 Lots of fun to be had though！ Except I always find Tolkein's chronology weird。 And it's a shame men didn't think women were cool enough to be in stories， because I think the fellowship could have benefited from more fem fighting energy， sign of the times I guess I was not a big fan of Merry and Pippin till now， love those lil guys （and they are for sure in love with each other）。 I definitely missed the Gimli and Legolas friendship in this one as I think they had more air time in the second part。 Lots of fun to be had though！ Except I always find Tolkein's chronology weird。 And it's a shame men didn't think women were cool enough to be in stories， because I think the fellowship could have benefited from more fem fighting energy， sign of the times I guess。 Anyway， Eowyn is a star and wish there was more of/for her。 。。。more
C
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Tolkien said somewhere that Sam was the real hero， right？ Yeah。 I agree。 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
J。 Walker
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I don't even remember when I read， or finished the third volume of the Tolkien trilogy; I got bogged down in the middle of The Two Towers while in high school （in the late 60s）， yet I know I ultimately finished reading the trilogy at some point before I bought my first copy of The Silmarillion， in hardback in the late 70s， while I was a bookseller。All I can say at this point is that it was a slog， but an enjoyable slog， and my interest in the mythology and 'history' of Middle-Earth continues and I don't even remember when I read， or finished the third volume of the Tolkien trilogy; I got bogged down in the middle of The Two Towers while in high school （in the late 60s）， yet I know I ultimately finished reading the trilogy at some point before I bought my first copy of The Silmarillion， in hardback in the late 70s， while I was a bookseller。All I can say at this point is that it was a slog， but an enjoyable slog， and my interest in the mythology and 'history' of Middle-Earth continues and deepens over time。Tolkien is one of the four pillars that literary generation for me - Huxley， C。S。 Lewis， Tolkien and E。M。 Forster - and my interest in my grandfather's generation of literary giants continues to fascinate me all the way to Flying Over Sunset and Beyond。。。。 。。。more
Cloud 🌩🦑
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Uff！ Esto va a ser difícil 🤧❤️Primeramente me gustaría decir que， humildemente， es una de las mejores historias que he leído en mi vida。 Como siempre habrá personas que no compartan este punto de vista， y la verdad es justo y razonable。 Somos muchos en este mundo， con toda variedad de gustos y personalidades。 Por suerte， la literatura es amplia y existen suficientes libros para complacer el alma lectora de tod@s。Dicho lo anterior… 🥺❤️ estoy muy emocionada de haber terminado este libro， el que po Uff！ Esto va a ser difícil 🤧❤️Primeramente me gustaría decir que， humildemente， es una de las mejores historias que he leído en mi vida。 Como siempre habrá personas que no compartan este punto de vista， y la verdad es justo y razonable。 Somos muchos en este mundo， con toda variedad de gustos y personalidades。 Por suerte， la literatura es amplia y existen suficientes libros para complacer el alma lectora de tod@s。Dicho lo anterior… 🥺❤️ estoy muy emocionada de haber terminado este libro， el que por temas de editorial se ha dividido en tres tomos desde su primera publicación。 Ya era fan de la trilogía en películas， y las veía religiosamente todos los años （todavía lo hago 🤭）。 No voy a pecar de ignorante y decir que Tolkien es el primero ni el mejor de los escritores de fantasía que han existido， pero si me atrevo a proclamarlo como uno de los mejores。 No solo su forma de contar me parece maravillosa y envolvente， sino que las imágenes que vienen a mi cabeza cuando lo leo me transportan a lugares maravillosos， lugares que me encantaría existieran en algo más que mi imaginación。La historia del anillo: “un anillo para dominarlos a todos， para atraerlos y encarcelarlos a las tinieblas” （parafraseando un poco 😅）， es una historia simbólica de la lucha eterna entre el bien y el mal， el significado de la codicia y el camino de la perdición al que nos arrastra sino somos cuidadosos （ejemplo más claro el pobre Smeagol）。 Pero también habla del poder de las pequeñas acciones y de la gente común en los grandes cambios del mundo; Tolkien así quiso grabárnoslo en la mente al escoger， ni más ni menos， como héroes principales a cuatro jóvenes hobbits， criaturas por naturaleza pacíficas y poco aventureras。 Es que a veces así es la vida， no muchos nacemos destinados a grandes cosas， sin embargo en muchas ocasiones nos encontramos en situaciones que nos arrastran fuera de nuestra zona de confort y necesitamos de todas las agallas para enfrentar las adversidades。 Y triunfar… si es que la suerte nos acompaña。 De todas maneras， si con algo me quedo de la historia del anillo es que no hay grandes hazañas sino personas poco dispuestas a lograrlas。 No existe avaricia si el corazón y la mente están bien formadas， y si las causas son más nobles que los fines。 Ejemplo más bonito y claro de ello， el personaje de Sam。 Este tipo de personajes a mi me gusta definirlos como la sopa con los ingredientes perfectos。 Todo lo que Sam hizo y dijo durante la historia me pareció de una belleza sin igual。 Es de naturaleza noble， y curiosa， pero no le faltan agallas en los momentos adversos。 Su voluntad， su fidelidad y la firmeza de sus ideas lo convirtieron en un adversario digno del anillo。 Estoy tentada a asegurar que aún frente al mismísimo Sauron， mago todo poderoso， Sam hubiera sido capaz de plantarle cara como pocos y grandes señores hubieran sido capaces。 La fuerza de la voluntad de los sueños nobles， nunca ha tenido adversario， aún bajo la sombra de la más terrible oscuridad。 。。。more
Ioana
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I am really disappointed to be finishing 'The Lord of the Rings' series on such a low。 I've said that I've had some issues with the previous books， but there were always some highlights， maybe intrigue， maybe interesting characters， maybe scenic descriptions， maybe a form of subtle magic。 But there was little for me to love here。 This is not to say that I don't appreciate the overall value of the book， but my enjoyment was very limited。The book is divided in two parts， and part one is only about I am really disappointed to be finishing 'The Lord of the Rings' series on such a low。 I've said that I've had some issues with the previous books， but there were always some highlights， maybe intrigue， maybe interesting characters， maybe scenic descriptions， maybe a form of subtle magic。 But there was little for me to love here。 This is not to say that I don't appreciate the overall value of the book， but my enjoyment was very limited。The book is divided in two parts， and part one is only about battles。 This is where my frustration starts。 I don't like reading battle scenes， I find them insanely boring by default， I don't care about the blow by blow， punch by punch， I'd be satisfied with only the outcome and highlights， give me a summary。 When I think about battles I've enjoyed reading， 'The Poppy War' by R。F。 Kuang comes to mind。 I was attached to the characters， and the magic system invoking spirits was fascinating。 I cared。 But here the battle scenes are incredibly confusing and lack good narrative。 It's person A and person B in location C taking an enumeration of actions。 It moves from a scene to another really quickly， and I had trouble following， plus there wasn't enough to capture my interest。 The locations weren't sufficiently developed， and there were so many peripheral characters that I can't remember without more specific traits。 This part was a nightmare for me to read。However， with all my hopes in part two， it didn't deliver。 We now follow Sam and Frodo （I still hate that the book is split so abruptly） and their entire story is different events in which Sam helps Frodo， who is weakened by the ring。 And when the monumental moment comes in which to destroy the ring， things happen pretty much instantly。 I even had to go back to re-read the page to confirm that was it。So honestly， very little happens that I care about。 The story is propelled by the aforementioned one pager。 I could forgive it if the world-building continued to be fascinating， if there was more intrigue， more story， but it was all action in the first part and all repetition in the second。 I still like the story and the world， but this was not my ideal epic fantasy。 I also don't think the writing quite did it for me， it either reads aged or incredibly formal， especially in dialogue。 It is verbose even in places where it doesn't have to be， I can appreciate verbosity when it adds to expression but here it just added word count。 I wish this was more intense， perhaps fewer battle scenes delivered more slowly and detailed， or more about the psychology of Gollum， Sam or Frodo， but in this way it didn't deliver for me。 。。。more
Angelli
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I want to write something here， a thorough review， yet it is hard to get the right words out of my mouth。 I'm in awe。 Tolkien's universe is magical yet complex， and his writing style is pristine and beautiful that made me connect with the story and the characters; feeling adventurous， dark， afraid， etc。 And what can I say more？ What an unforgettable experience！ The Hobbits going back to the Shire after years of terror and being a genius badass！ I love it dearly and it's sad to depart from this j I want to write something here， a thorough review， yet it is hard to get the right words out of my mouth。 I'm in awe。 Tolkien's universe is magical yet complex， and his writing style is pristine and beautiful that made me connect with the story and the characters; feeling adventurous， dark， afraid， etc。 And what can I say more？ What an unforgettable experience！ The Hobbits going back to the Shire after years of terror and being a genius badass！ I love it dearly and it's sad to depart from this journey because I'm deeply attached。 。。。more
Jorge García
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Valga esta reseña para la trilogía completa， pues no deja de ser una única obra。Ayer terminé de leer El señor de los Anillos por ¿3ª， 4ª vez？ Eso sí， la primera desde aproximadamente 20 años。 En esta ocasión no me ha parecido la obra tan sublime que recordaba de aquella época， pero eso no quita que la historia en su conjunto siga siendo una maravilla。En mi opinión， hay personajes y pasajes que sobran， partes que se estiran demasiado sin ofrecer gran cosa， y otras ocasiones en las que se pasa de Valga esta reseña para la trilogía completa， pues no deja de ser una única obra。Ayer terminé de leer El señor de los Anillos por ¿3ª， 4ª vez？ Eso sí， la primera desde aproximadamente 20 años。 En esta ocasión no me ha parecido la obra tan sublime que recordaba de aquella época， pero eso no quita que la historia en su conjunto siga siendo una maravilla。En mi opinión， hay personajes y pasajes que sobran， partes que se estiran demasiado sin ofrecer gran cosa， y otras ocasiones en las que se pasa de puntillas por escenas que daban para mucho más。 Además， hay veces que no se explican las razones por las que suceden las cosas， simplemente quedan ahí como una rareza más de ese universo。 Quizá estén explicadas en otras obras del legendarium， pero una novela debería incluir toda la información necesaria para comprenderlo todo。Tras esta relectura， pongo en mayor valor todavía las películas， que supieron adaptar a otro medio tan diferente como es el cine una historia muy complicada， haciendo algunos cambios que no sentaron bien a muchos （en algunos me incluyo） pero que ahora me parecen muy acertados。En cuanto a Tolkien， diré algo que muchos considerarán sacrilegio: es un gran narrador y un magnífico creador de historias， pero no me parece tan buen escritor。 Quizá se deba a que era otra época， pero creo que， de publicarse ahora， ESDLA pasaría por un duro proceso de edición。 。。。more
Camille
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Enfin！
Reading Through the Lists
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It seems impossible to choose a favorite from the trilogy。。。but I think The Return of the King is my favorite。
hannah
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this was by far the best book of the series; highly recommend and it's so well written this was by far the best book of the series; highly recommend and it's so well written 。。。more
Meike Koopman
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I am proud to say that I have finished this trilogy and （almost） all of the appendixes， the only exceptions being Tolkien’s explanation of the calendars and languages。 Even though at first I was afraid to be wearied of even more details， I really， really enjoyed reading the histories and backstories of Middle Earth。 I do think I understand much more overall。
Rujul
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3。75/5
Stephanie
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4。6
Ammie
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No words can suffice。 I was ill today and this epic conclusion was my bedmate。 I passed the day in contentment。
Mari
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4，5*
miha
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Zadnji dnevi intenzivnega barvanja Tika， ob zadnjih bitkah v srednjem svetu :） Zelo paše zraven。
Elena Semenchuk
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The beautiful， magical and at the same time very human world Tolkien creates captivates you from the first page。 Magnificent fairy tale which makes you think of life。 Unfortunately in reality a lot of evil and destruction is made by humans which might even have smart eyes and beautiful faces， not by ugly and reticent orcs。 I enjoyed the trilogy as a very delicate and delicious food。 My only question remains: why women in these world are so scarce？
Elsa
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Terminé esta trilogía maravillada y se metió de cabeza entre mis mejores lecturas del año。 Esta última parte me la esperaba mucho más emotiva y aunque tuve mis momentos de lagrimita， ha tenido un final súper correcto y no decepciona en absoluto。 Me ha encantado ir descubriendo cada uno de los personajes y si evolución y me ha sorprendido que muchos de los que son más conocidos popularmente por las películas， en la historia realmente no son tan "relevantes"。 Y muchos de los personajes secundarios Terminé esta trilogía maravillada y se metió de cabeza entre mis mejores lecturas del año。 Esta última parte me la esperaba mucho más emotiva y aunque tuve mis momentos de lagrimita， ha tenido un final súper correcto y no decepciona en absoluto。 Me ha encantado ir descubriendo cada uno de los personajes y si evolución y me ha sorprendido que muchos de los que son más conocidos popularmente por las películas， en la historia realmente no son tan "relevantes"。 Y muchos de los personajes secundarios te llegan a robar el corazón。 Los apéndices de este libro son magníficos y te dejan con ganas de volver a empezar la historia y aunque hacia el final hubo alguna parte que se me hizo un poco más pesada al explicar el desenlace de algunos de los personajes， es una trilogía que recomiendo al 100%， si quieres descubrir una aventura mágica， llena de criaturas increíbles， personajes épicos y una ambientación impresionante。 。。。more
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